Chapter 57: Revisiting
After several days of rain, it was finally rare to see the sun. Wu Ruojie also kept his promise, and Yuan Chen disguised themselves as merchants, without bringing a single soldier or a soldier, and only took two horses, so they set off from Fuzhong and headed for the Zangchun Pavilion on the other side of the city. Before leaving, Duan Xuehong, who had already recovered from her injury, wanted to follow very much, but was forcibly left behind by Wu Ruojie, and at the moment of passing by, Yuan Chen clearly felt the grief and indignation in her eyes.
"General, Yuanyuan, stay safe and come back early." But when Wu Ruojie turned around, Duan Xuehong said with a smile.
Yuan Chen sighed secretly, his heart was cold, and he went on the road.
After a few days of rain, the willow branches seem to be in spring, and the air is refreshing. The two walked side by side, but Wu Ruojie couldn't stop turning his head and laughing, Yuan Chen was laughed strangely and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”
"It's strange to see you dressed like this." Wu Ruojie said, gesturing at the fake beard she had glued to her face.
Yuan Chen stroked his beard and laughed. In fact, before she left the house, she was already smiling in front of the mirror and her stomach hurt, especially after applying brown olive oil, she was more like the skin color of a man who walked in other places all the year round, and the weather was warm and cold, and the clothes she wore were still relatively heavy, and from a distance, she really looked like a short and fat market citizen or walking businessman.
"What about you?" Yuan Chen laughed at Wu Ruojie and said, "Look at yourself, you really look like a person from the Western Regions, a bit like ...... Ouyang Feng, but he is not as delicate as others, and his dress is too rough. ”
"Haha, men are more attractive when they are rough," Wu Ruojie smiled, "And do you know?" There are handsome guys in the Western Regions. ”
"Humph!" Yuan Chen pouted and said, "If you go to the Zangchun Pavilion, you are not allowed to have a love saint face, ** shape." ”
"Am I that kind of person?" Wu Ruojie twisted his eyebrows and asked, "It's enough to have you." ”
"Humph! The oil cavity is slippery. Hearing this, although Yuan Chen was angry, his heart was very warm.
The two laughed all the way, but the footsteps did not stop, and it was just noon, and they came to the front of the Zangchun attic.
Although he lived in the same city, Yuan Chen had never returned since he left here, and now he revisited his hometown, and he had a different taste in his heart.
Looking up, the building of the Tibetan Spring Pavilion is still the same as before, the eaves are towering, the atmosphere is extraordinary, perhaps because of the rain in the previous days, once it is sunny today, there are many visitors in front of the door. But for some reason, looking at these people, Yuan Chen always felt a little strange with the experience she had left behind in the police force, but she didn't know where the strangeness was.
"What's wrong? Get on in. Wu Ruojie looked at her and urged.
Yuan Chen gave him a blank look and walked in.
As soon as he entered the door, a man who looked like an old bustard greeted him, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "It seems that the two of you are here for the first time, right?" ”
"Not bad." Wu Ruojie hugged his fists and said with a smile, "I have heard the name of Suzhou Zangchun Pavilion for a long time, but unfortunately because we are busy with business, we have never visited Guibaodi. Now that I have an opportunity, I naturally don't dare to miss it, I came here, and I hope to pick a few beautiful girls to pinch my waist and beat my legs for the two of us......" As he was talking, he suddenly felt that his back was twisted hard, and he grinned, and when he looked back, he saw Yuan Chen's angry gaze, so he hurriedly changed his words, "Oh, it's good for the two of us to chant poetry and talk about the past and the present." ”
After hearing this, the bustard's thick red lips pouted, and with a wave of the handkerchief, a pungent aroma hit. "Childe, if it were according to what you said before, I could arrange it for you, but if you want to change your words, I don't understand your mind very well."
"Oh, I mean...... The two of us were tired all the way, and there were few people to talk to, and our hearts were very depressed, so it would be best if there was a girl to chat with us. ”
The old bustard glanced at Wu Ruojie, then looked at Yuan Chen, and said, "Two, do you want to be amorous?" Or is it pure and lovely? ”
"This ......," Wu Ruojie paused for a moment and said, "I don't have any other ideas, I just want to have a lot of topics to talk about, so as to avoid being boring." ”
"Oh?" The old bustard frowned, glanced at him, and said, "When I spoke just now, I thought that Gongzi was just covering up a little, but looking at it like this, it is really a deep city!" ”
"What do you mean by that?" Yuan Chen crossed his waist and put on a posture of looking for a fight, saying, "Isn't there anyone who can play the piano and sing songs?" ”
"Yo, this son, you can't say that." The old bustard smiled, "Which prince dares to say that I am here just to watch the spring?" Aren't you looking for flowers and willows? ”
"You ......" Yuan Chen was angry, pointed at the other party's nose, and said angrily, "Who do you think of us?" ”
"Who?" The old bustard was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily, "Man, otherwise?" There won't be a sick woman who will visit the kiln, right? ”
"You ......" After Yuan Chen heard this, he was furious, and he wanted to step forward to theorize, but was stopped by Wu Ruojie.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Wu Ruojie hugged his fists and said to the old bustard, "I just want two outstanding literary talents, and the rest is up to you to arrange." ”
"That's pretty much it." The old bustard glanced at Yuan Chen again, casually threw a sign with the house number written on it to the two of them, and walked away with his fat waist.
That's where the fun-seeker is, Yuan Chen looked at the house number, and according to his memory, he took Wu Ruojie to the room with ease. But as soon as she entered the room, she was taken aback.
This kind of room had never been to when she was still one of the "Qin Huai Bayan". This is a typical meat ** room, simple facilities, old dress, a large bed in the room is very conspicuous, but it exudes a rancid sour smell, the calligraphy and paintings on the wall have been yellowed, but it is more regular than the upturned wall skin. That's where those poor women pick up. Yuan Chen sighed and sat on the chair, but the chair squeaked and shook, almost knocking her down, but fortunately, Wu Ruojie was quick and hurriedly supported her.
"Sit down." Wu Ruojie said.
Yuan Chen obediently moved a place.
Wu Ruojie sat down beside her, looked around, and said, "I didn't expect that such a famous place would also have such a miserable place." ”
"Alas, it hurts to think about those poor girls." Yuan Chen said, "On the surface, they are all pink and beautiful, but in fact? The misery in their hearts is known only to them. ”
Wu Ruojie nodded silently and said, "I don't know what the woman who will come in a while will be." ”
"If you look pitiful, you can reward you with a few more dollars." Yuan Chen begged, "Otherwise, they won't get any of the money you give to the bustards." ”
"Okay, don't worry." Wu Ruojie nodded in agreement. As he was talking, there was a knock on the door, and two women in Tsing Yi with musical instruments in their arms walked in with their heads bowed and curtsied. Xiao Er behind him put the drinks and food on the table.
"No excuses." Wu Ruojie said, "How old are you?" ”
"Let's ......" The two women muttered, as if they didn't dare to speak.
"Alas, forget it," Wu Ruojie waved his hand and said, "It's boring to be idle, so let's play and sing a song first." As he spoke, he poured wine for Yuan Chen and himself.
Yuan Chen had no intention of drinking, and looked down at the two women, the smaller ones in the back had clear eyebrows, but there was a little sadness between the eyebrows, and the older women in front of them hid their faces with bangs and couldn't see their appearance clearly, but judging from the outline of their nose and mouth, they were also a stunning beauty.
The two women sat lightly on the chairs, but they didn't sit out of Yuan Chen's "squeak", thinking that they were sitting very lightly. Then slowly plucked the strings, slowly opened the red lips, and sang, it was Su Shi's "Water Dragon Yin? The second rhyme chapter quality husband Yang Hua Ci". The sound rhyme in the words is harmonious, the mood is lingering, and the sorrow and sorrow make people have no time to grieve.
It seems to be a flower or a non-flower, and no one regrets to follow the teaching.
Leaving home on the road, thinking about it is, ruthless and thoughtful.
Haunting and soft intestines, sleepy and delicate eyes, wanting to open and close.
The dream follows the wind for thousands of miles, looking for a place to go, and is still called by the warbler.
I don't hate this flower flying away, I hate the West Garden, and it's hard to embellish the red.
After the rain, where is the trace? A pool of crushed pinch.
Spring is three parts, two parts of dust, and one part of water.
Looking at it carefully, it is not Yang Hua, it is a little bit of tears.
In the blink of an eye, after singing the song, the two women got up to thank them, Wu Ruojie nodded slightly, but Yuan Chen didn't react, his eyes straightened, as if he was already in the middle of the words, and he didn't feel that the corners of his eyes were moist, as if he was about to cry.
"Hey." Wu Ruojie called softly, pulling her out of her thoughts.
"Oh." Yuan Chen wiped the corners of his eyes and couldn't help but praise, "Good singing." ”
"Childe praised it." The woman who sang the lyrics bent her knees slightly and said humbly.
"No, I'm not saying it insincerely, but from the heart." Yuan Chen said, "I haven't heard such gentle lyrics for a long time. ”
"If the son is willing to listen, the slave family is willing to sing another song." The woman said.
"Don't worry," Yuan Chen said, "Come, you guys drink a glass of water and wine first and rest for a while." With that, she poured two glasses of wine.
The two women hesitated, stepped forward, picked up their glasses, and drank them all. But at the moment when the woman who was singing the lyrics tilted her face, Yuan Chen suddenly felt that face was so familiar.
After drinking, the woman returned to her place, sat down, cleared her throat, and began to play and sing again. But Yuan Chen didn't listen to it, but got up and walked to the woman's side, pacing back and forth, bending down to look a few times from time to time.
The woman noticed something was wrong, and sang intermittently, as if she was quite nervous in her heart. Wu Ruojie became curious, smiling and brushing his fake beard, watching Yuan Chen's movements.
I saw Yuan Chen go around a few times, came behind the woman, suddenly leaned over, hugged her **, and shouted: "If so, you will obey me!" ”
Wu Ruojie was stunned, the woman was also shocked, and the younger woman behind her even dropped the pipa to the ground. Yuan Chen didn't care about it, and made a shameless and obscene appearance.
"Childe, Childe! Please respect yourself! The woman struggled and writhed, shouting, "Don't do this! ”
"Hah!" Yuan Chen smiled, "It's all here, still have to be reserved?" ”
"No!" The woman cried out, "That's all forced by people, not wishful thinking on the part of the slave family, please son...... Please forgive me, don't do this! ”
"Oh?" After hearing this, Yuan Chen let go of his hand, straightened up, and asked, "What does this mean by being forced by others?" ”
The woman lowered her head, tears fell, and cried: "The son doesn't know, the slave family originally sold his art and didn't sell his body, but now, alas, the world is saying, bad luck is inevitable......"
"Childe," said the younger woman, "I heard you call my young lady by her name, and I think I am also familiar with my young lady, if we can let Miss go once, we are really grateful to you, and we will not be able to repay you for being a cow and a horse in the next life." ”
As soon as these words came out, the slightly older woman was also taken aback, raised her head to look at Yuan Chen, and asked timidly, "Could it be ...... Childe has been here before? ”
Yuan Chen smiled: "Not only have you been here, but you have also slept in the same room." ”
"Huh?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and there was a little doubt between her eyebrows, and after recognizing it for a long time, her eyes suddenly widened. Yuan Chen also took off his fake beard.
"Yuanyuan, is it really you?" The woman shouted, stood up, hugged Yuan Chen, and cried loudly. Seeing that it was really Liu Ru, Yuan Chen also shed tears.
After crying for a long time, Liu Ru stopped crying and said with a smile: "Look, Sister Yuanyuan, it was a happy thing to reunite after a long separation, but my sister was ......" said, sighed, and shed a few more tears.
Yuan Chen also sighed, looked at the other party's bangs, and raised his hand to lift it, but Liu Ru hid, as if there was something unspeakable.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Chen's raised hand stopped in the air, did not put it down, asked, and then, slowly stretched out his hand again, and lifted the bangs that almost covered Liu Ru is face. This time, although Liu Ru did not stop him, he lowered his head.
If you don't look at it, it's enough, but when you look at it, Yuan Chen is taken aback. I saw a scar above the delicate eyebrows.
"Sister, you, what's wrong with you?"
"Alas," said Liu Ru, sighing, "it's hard to put into words." ”
Yuan Chen grabbed Liu Ruye's arm and whispered, "Come, sister, sit down and say." With that, he pulled her to the edge of the bed and sat down. Wu Ruojie just wanted to come forward, but she glared out of the room. Seeing this, the young woman also hurriedly picked up the lute and withdrew.
Only Yuan Chen and Liu Ru were left in the room, and they were much cleaner. Liu Ru choked for a while before regaining her composure.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Yuan Chen was anxious and asked, "Why did you end up in such a field?" ”
"Alas," said Liu Ru, sighing again, "Yuanyuan, you don't know something, since you left, everything has changed. ”
"Oh?" Yuan Chen was stunned, "How do you say it?" ”
Liu Ru shook his head and said, "Since you left, Qin Huai Bayan has gone halfway, but there are more and more people who come here. After you left, there were countless people looking for you, and in the end, there were even a few big incidents, and thanks to the slight collusion between the Zangchun Pavilion and the government, it was not blocked. ”
"Big deal? What's the big deal? Yuan Chen asked inexplicably.
"Once a salt merchant came here, he wanted to pay ten thousand taels for you to smile, and when he knew that you had been ransomed, he was so angry that he smashed all the money in the front hall. Another time, a young man came here, claiming to have come from outside the gate, and he would not return you if he didn't see you, and later learned that you were really no longer there, so he took his own life at the gate. ”
"Huh? And what else is there? After hearing this, Yuan Chen panicked, he was able to cause such a big disaster, and he really responded to that sentence - red face and trouble.
Liu Rushi also said: "After a few major incidents, Lord Tian Wantian felt that we were too burdensome and wanted to simply give them away, and he couldn't gather eight people for a while, for fear of committing the crime of defrauding the king. So later, he simply broke the jar and broke it, and he didn't mention the words he offered, anyway, the current situation is very chaotic, the emperor is far away, and he can't control him, so he began to let me wait to pick up guests. At first, I swore to die, and my forehead was the scar left by the death press, but it didn't work. Especially after Bian Saisai went, it was even more so. Alas......"
"Where's Saisai?" Yuan Chen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Could it be that he was also redeemed?" ”
Liu Ru frowned slightly, shook her head, and glanced at the sky.
She ...... He's dead? Yuan Chen was taken aback. (To be continued.) )